Story

A superstar
from space. She's a fast runner and a funky bassist, and she's come
to Planet Letdown to spread her message of funk and freedom.

Concept art by Steffani C. of dead pandas.

The Ballad of Vera Far

Vera Far came
from a star, and she brought the gift of funk.She fell from
space with a golden bass, and she gave its strings a plunk!But the people
here, well they only knew fear, and they didn't dig her sound.Vera kept
playin' while the people were sayin', “We gotta drive her outta
town.”You see, music
was banned, unless it was bland, and approved by the big
corporations.Vera was cool
in the face of this rule, and shot back her own revelations.She said, “I
know what you're missin', so sit back and listen while I articulate
my jive.Without the
funk, your hearts have shrunk; so rise up! Come alive!”

Vera Far
plucked her bass guitar, and the people knew it was good.And the people
danced as she broke their trance, just like she knew they would.But the
corporations were full of frustrations with the funk that was
changing the world.The buildings
would fall; skyscrapers and malls, to stop the curious girl.Heavy showers
of banks and towers dropped from overhead.Vera said with
a smile as she emerged from a pile, “Funk will never be dead!”

Concept art by Chin F. of dead pandas.

Committe City

Incandescence
takes place in Committee City on Planet Letdown, a place where all
culture is focus-tested to appeal to the largest demographic, and
funk is kept out of sight.

Before Vera's
arrival, the city was a gray, boxy place. Vera's followers have since
spread her funky style to the buildings, themselves. Now the skyline
resembles guitar necks and amps. Street lights shoot laser-like
amplitude lines, and billboards promote freedom instead of
consumerism.

Naturally, the
corporate committees that rule the planet have taken issue with the
movement. In an effort to counter the change, and stop to stop Vera,
the committees have mechanically rigged the buildings to crush the
girl who started it all.